interview with koen plaetinck
it's easier to understand baguettes flying through the window than the horrors of war
Making music without compromise. The amalgamation of authenticity and innovation. Beauty and creativity as the sole objective. Musical polymaths Wim Van Hasselt and Koen Plaetinck – the former trained as a trumpet player, the latter as percussionist – present with their brand-new duo ART’uur a counterbalance to the fast-moving, sometimes superficial daily tasks that typify the day-to-day life of the professional musician. They go passionately in search of depth and, in doing so, attempt to bring together all forms of art. Their first project, Imaginary Mirror, would have premiered at Klarafestival 2020. A conversation with Koen Plaetinck.